Where does “옻나무” come from?

옻나무 (Korean) comes from Korean 나무, from Proto-Korean namok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk — mosquito.

옻나무 (Korean): Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum)

Definitions

  1. Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum)

Ancestry of “옻나무”, step by step

옻나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean나무tree; wood
2Proto-Koreannamoktree; wood
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito

via Korean 옻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean옻lacquer
2Korean옷clothing, clothes

Words derived from “옻나무”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →